Ideas worth spreading

Waarom ons heelal zo vreemd lijkt

4,234,151 views | Richard Dawkins • TEDGlobal 2005

Bioloog Richard Dawkins zet ons aan om "het onwaarschijnlijke te denken" door erop te wijzen hoe ons menselijke denkraam het begrijpen van het universum in de weg zit.

Bioloog Richard Dawkins zet ons aan om "het onwaarschijnlijke te denken" door erop te wijzen hoe ons menselijke denkraam het begrijpen van het universum in de weg zit.

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Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins

Evolutionary biologist

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Oxford professor Richard Dawkins has helped steer evolutionary science into the 21st century, and his concept of the "meme" contextualized the spread of ideas in the information age. In recent years, his devastating critique of religion has made him a leading figure in the New Atheism.

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